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Education & Qualifications in Warracknabeal

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Warracknabeal, where 37.5% of people hold one. While the number of residents with university degrees has risen since 2011, overall school and tertiary completion rates remain far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Warracknabeal, Urban Centre

Where Warracknabeal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▲ +47.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warracknabeal — lower than 63% of areas.

Warracknabeal9.6%
3393, VIC 10.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This figure rose slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011, though 16.7% of the population still left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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34.0% ▲ +2.6%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Warracknabeal, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 34.0% Year 11 18.6% Year 10 18.1% Year 9 or below 16.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, despite a 3.1 percentage point increase in degree holders since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▲ +47.7%

Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Warracknabeal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.9% Bachelor degree 12.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Postgraduate degree 2.3% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering at 13.8%, society and culture at 13.2%, and health at 12.4%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warracknabeal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215089/warracknabeal/topic/education